Corona del Mar senior defensive end Tim Reinhardt has been offered preferred walk-on status by Pac-12 heavyweight Oregon, as well as Utah, for the 2013-14 season.

Reinhardt is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound defensive end who racked up 47 tackles and nine sacks this season with the Sea Kings, and said earlier this week that he won't choose a university based solely on its football program.

"I'm looking for not just football but a school where I can call home," Reinhardt said. "I'll be there for four years, so I want a place where there are good people and that is a good school."

Essentially, a preferred walk-on is guaranteed a spot on the team but the program won't offer a scholarship.

Reinhardt has also been offered preferred walk-on status at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and San Diego State, and CdM football coach Scott Meyer says that Reinhardt's key focus should be on increasing his size.

"I think the D-1 schools think Tim is a very good player but they would like to see him get just a little bit bigger," Meyer said. "In his case, if he walked on, it would give him a chance to be in a very good program with the opportunity to put on the size that some of these schools may be looking for.

"The preferred walk-on spots can be a great opportunity but it really depends on what the player is looking for. If the particular player is looking for the experience of a major university, it is a great way to go."

Another CdM senior who made headlines throughout the season is kicker Griff Amies, who said that he will likely take his talents to Orange Coast College next season.

As a senior, Amies tied the CIF record for field goals in a season with 22, but during his junior season, Amies was not allowed to play varsity due to issues with his transfer to CdM.

Although Amies believes that not playing varsity during his junior season affected his stock, he is also aware that kickers are not often awarded high-level scholarships.

"It's very rare that kickers gets scholarships to play at a four-year," Amies said. "They usually go to a JC for one or two years, do well there, and then go to a four-year."

Luckily for Amies, Alan Bohn is the kicking coach at OCC and father of Amies' longtime kicking coach, Brad Bohn.

"Griff has all the tools to kick at the next level and possibly even in the NFL if he continues to work as hard as he does," Meyer said. "The work ethic and passion he has for kicking will take him as far as he wants to go."

Two other Sea King seniors, quarterback Cayman Carter and receiver Troy Reese, are also narrowing their college choices.

Carter, who checks in at 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds, can be considered small for a quarterback. But nonetheless, he was hugely effective for CdM this season, racking up 17 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing scores.

Carter has been accepted to Colorado, Texas Christian University and Southern Methodist University, and hopes to walk on at one of the three.

"I have some opportunities to play at some small schools, but I want to be in a situation where I can enjoy the school," Carter said. "I hope the best of both worlds can happen. I've been praying about it."

Reese, a 6-foot-5, 195-pound wide receiver, caught 55 passes for 803 yards and nine touchdowns this season. His plan, similar to Carter's, is to attempt to walk-on at a large university.

"Right now, my plan is to go to Colorado because I got accepted, and just walk on," Reese said. "Some Division II small schools have talked to me but I don't have much interest in that right now. I kind of like the big-school atmosphere. I feel like if I can compete, I could have a chance of playing there and earning a scholarship."

Meyer agreed with the viewpoints of his seniors, commenting that school atmosphere should weigh heavily in each of their decisions.

"Our guys are all very good students and they want to choose a school they would be happy at in the event that the ability to play football was eliminated," Meyer said. "When they ask me, I tell them to choose a school where if an unfortunate injury prevented them from continuing to play, they would still be happy to remain as a student."

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